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@N8tiveT3ch Didn't realize Mario invented Racing Games.

Sad to hear, as it hooked me until Mario Kart World. The 'worst' maps are just okay, the Rivals exchanges for Grand Prix Mode and dialogue overall is really fun with lots of callbacks, the gameplay is amazing overall, the online and Events are fun. My only complaint is don't include guest characters if you're not gonna voice them - I'd rather have gotten more Sonic characters if that was the case.

Haven't been nearly as invested in my Switch 1/2 since I gave up on Pokemon. I'm voting Pokopia but probably won't get it just because I doubt it'll be better than ACNH, and I don't see a point in playing 2 similar games at once. Unless there's some wild announcements I'll just be using my Switch 2 to whittle away at Switch 1 games.

@AussieMcBucket Some games like Pokemon never go on sale too, and older games that aren't as popular might have multiple years between their sales, if they ever go on sale again at all. But unless you get/want a lot of stuff Day 1, yeah, you save more long term in most cases.

$20 saved has never been enough to get me to jump on these.

I'll pick it up on a really good sale like any Nintendo game, but as much as I see the appeal, it doesn't appeal to me specifically. The original made me think of those Cube World toys from the 2000's where you'd connect them together and they'd interact in different ways on their own, which is neat, but made me want to re-buy the toys more than play Tomodachi Life (which I did give a chance on 3DS).

@Joeynator3000 It's pretty niche in all fairness. One of those games where it's definitely not for everyone, but the handful of people who enjoy it really love it. I'd say Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment and Kirby Air Riders fall into that camp too, that doesn't mean they're bad games.

Can anyone confirm if they fixed the Co-op?

The phrase 'good enough' seems to apply to a good few Nintendo games the past few years.

@JaxonH It's not a Switch 2 Compatibility thing, the port is based on the 3DS port that didn't have Co-op. In the original Wii release, when one player jumped on an enemy, there was a delay between the jump and its death so the other player could also bounce off them, and there's a lot of jumps that need that mechanic that's absent in Returns HD. I'm just confused on how and what Nintendo decides gets fixed and what doesn't.

The Midna & Wolf Link amiibo was the best and ideal balance of things. It had a lot of specific and good unlocks, along with the generic ones every amiibo has, but none of them felt like you were missing out or being forced to pay extra for features. Amiibo should be made with many more than 1 game in mind, whether its for pre-existing games or ones to come. But you see so many now where they exist for a singular reason and nothing else is planned for them, which is not a great combo with the price bumps.

@TheExile285 Yes? I said those should've been free too.

@Sirko I'd guess most people are (correctly) assuming the score is for the $5 update, not the game itself. They even have the original Review for the actual New Horizons full game linked in the article.

Another paid upgrade that should've been free like BOTW & TOTK.

I find it so bizarre what Nintendo will and won't fix and address. They can make time so that BDSP work, but they can't take time for one patch for DKC Returns HD so that the Co-op is functional.

@Lizuka That'll happen when you're given less than a calendar year to make and ship the game from Nintendo.

@87th This. The Switch 1's Year 1 Lineup was not great either. The big launch title was a Wii U port, and Splatoon 2 was not breaking any ground as a sequel and felt like they just wanted Splatoon on the new console ASAP.

@Solid_Python Because the investors talking about stock in the article are talking about console sales themselves...?

Until more games are made with the Switch 2 in mind, this should've been expected after the initial hype. The choices for Year 1 games were also not gonna push units. Minus Mario Kart World, which would've been a good choice if not super underbaked, a lot of the titles leaned more towards the niche side of things. Kirby Air Riders, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, Donkey Kong Bananza - these are good games and things people wanted, but they're not what the average Switch owner is gonna buy to upgrade. The Switch 2 Editions are also not great, $10 ones like BOTW & TOTK didn't add virtually anything and should've been free, and the $20 Jamboree and Forgotten Land ones were not worth the price.

I'm sure there's a lot of stuff people wanted for a Mario Wonder Switch 2 Edition, and more Multiplayer stuff was not anywhere on the first half of that list. Though unlike the Jamboree one at least it (probably) won't need multiple pieces of new equipment to use.

@SalvorHardin It has brake drifting though. You can do either, it's just a preference of which one you find easier or more effective for you.

@Sindayl Do you have CrossPlay off? Virtually everyone plays with it on since it's the default, and it's been a known thing that so few people play with it off that people use it to purposefully get Bot Lobbies to increase their Rank easily.

@Kingy There's a lot of turns where taking your foot of the gas is necessary even on lower speeds compared to Mario Kart. Aside from that, even without learning shortcuts or the best paths, just learning the tracks, items, & gadgets is enough.

Maybe since Pikmin 3 was for Wii U where you could use the Wiimote to point 'n aim, it was easier/faster to add mouse controls than 4 since it had something similar already?

Didn't get to use my Switch 2 for the first day/24 hours when I got it because it took THAT long to re-download all my games, that's the first thing I had to do lol

@electrolite77 "... but I treat them same as any other similar company." Well clearly you don't because every similar company puts their games on better and more frequent sales than Nintendo.

Only (new) Switch game I got this year was Mario Kart World, and I dropped it pretty fast.

Missed a day this year, because Nintendo's online storefront always gives me an error at checkout for the eshop on desktop and I forgot to claim it on my Switch 2.

@Serpenterror The question is how many of those are by the same companies? The only reason the Cowabunga Collection and MvC Collection happened were because all those games were made/owned by the same companies.

Getting a third Marvel Ultimate Alliance game but it being a Switch-exclusive was a true Monkey's Paw Wish. That's not even to say that made it bad, just that it really limited things. I'm still waiting for the real Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 that follows up on the plot for the first game.

At least they're actually doing a few balance patches and bug fixes, unlike DKC Returns HD, where the Co-op will forever remain broken because it's a soulless one 'n done.

@AussieMcBucket whoooooosh

@ThatOneLevel Nooooo, they totally needed an extra month for this! (But also don't ask why they couldn't just delay the game a month if it wasn't cut content.)

@PKDuckman It'll never happen. Heck, the only reason it happened back then is because Microsoft though 343 would do better with Halo. They'll likely remake at least the Bungie games in Unreal 5 like Campaign Evolved, but we're not getting anything new from the MCC.

Still wild to me there's only been 50 of these after all these years. There's so many First-Party Nintendo games and Switch-exclusives that could've gotten one and just never did.

I think Transformers could have a lot of untapped potential for a Beat 'Em Up with all the gimmicks you could do, and it would be another banger choice for old school nostalgia. Though honestly I'd be down for the same game idea but DC Comics.

This Remaster was almost entirely done with AI. I don't mind it being used, but it doing the majority of the work, and the work not being very good? I'll pass until it's 5 bucks like the GOTY Edition on Steam.

No Switch 2 exclusive stuff, but I've gotten 5 First-Party Nintendo games for half off from Target, and 3 of them in Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, LoZ Echoes of Wisdom, & Princess Peach Showtime weren't ones with prices Nintendo had set.

@PKDuckman It won't, not for a good few years down the line. ... Or at least I hope they didn't cheap out on the length they can use those IPs for the full priced Multiplatform game, especially when people already would've preferred more actual Sonic characters.

Why even bother making something with such a short shelf life? If you're gonna cheap out on how long you have access to other IPs, just don't make the DLC.

I'd get Chef Kawasaki if the prices weren't insane.

@B3RTAY Yeah the wording definitely makes it seem as Nintendo's gone as far as it will with the free updates for performance.

Barely looks like a Mega Evolution. If you didn't know the Shiny's colors you might just think it's that if you don't look real closely to notice the tiny changes.

Woder what the Exchange Rate will be for the various Aeos coin boost cards. I have a bit over 200 total, so hopefully it's not just 5 like if you have a Rental License for a Pokémon you own.

Hope the rumors of Sega using this game to add some IDW characters to the main games is true. These two specifically have already been mentioned in various main games for a few entries by this point, so the idea definitely seems on the table at least.

I'll probably buy Pokopia at or around launch despite not being super interested just to support a Pokémon Spin-Off that isn't mobile trash. For the entirety of the Switch we only got 3 Spin-Offs, and only one was an original game, which for someone who loved the Gen 1-5 Spin-Offs is sad.

Did they even ever fix the Co-Op problem in DKC Returns, or was that just a conveyer belt release they never went back to fix?

Splatoon 3 for $30 makes me feel like we'll be getting a Splatoon 4 sooner rather than later.

Even if we ignore how fast this DLC was made, even conceptually it sounds like cut content. 'Hyperspace Lumiose' be looking like the original but through a filter from what they showed. Sounds like something that could've easily be made into a post-game. Then you have stuff like the missing Megas. Diancie being added by a Mystery Gift is fine, but... why is it not just a Quest in the base game? You know, like the Sinnoh Mythicals were in Legends Arceus? Those will be there forever no matter when you play, but since this is a Mystery Gift and not an update or free DLC you can Redeem, in the future it'll just be gone one day. I just amazes me how GameFreak seems to take a good step forward with Arceus then different steps back for the next games.

I almost wanna guess the DLC will take place in ORAS Hoenn based on certain missing Megas.